Darren Aronofsky Explains Why He Left ROBOCOP; Wasn’t because of 3D

Back in July 2008, we reported the exciting news that director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler) had signed on to helm a remake of Paul Verhoeven’s Robocop. However, a year later he decided to move off the project to direct the psychological thriller Black Swan instead. There were rumors that Aronofsky had left because he disagreed with MGM’s desire to make the film 3D. Speaking to MTV yesterday, Aronofsky dispelled that rumor, saying that MGM’s precariousfinancial situation was to blame:

“The studio is in question, as everyone knows, with ‘The Hobbit’ and all that stuff, and ‘Black Swan’ was ready to go. It just became an easy decision.”

Aronofsky went on to say that he is in no way opposed to 3D and with the right project he would be totally into it. Hit the jump for more on what he had to say regarding 3D filmmaking.

“With the right project, I’m totally into 3D,” he said “Scorsese’s working in 3-D [on The Invention of Hugo Cabret]. I am very curious what that’s going to be. Like everyone, I thought Avatar was an incredible experience. I’m also interested in what someone like John Waters would do in 3D. That’s when it starts to become interesting, when you start to see it used in very interesting, different ways. There is a backlash at this point, and I think that’s just because it’s been overexposed, but that’s just because people are rushing to bank in on it. There’s no doubt that interesting things are going to be done in 3D.”

And as for ever returning to Robocop? “We’ll see what happens with it down the line,” he said.